Routine colonoscopy may be needed for uncomplicated acute right colonic diverticulitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine colonoscopy is recommended to determine the coexistence of colon cancer after medical treatment for colon diverticulitis. However, in the case of uncomplicated diverticulitis diagnosed by computed tomography, the clinical relevance of routine follow-up colonoscopy has recently been debated. Yet, the role of follow-up colonoscopy for right colon diverticulitis, which tends to develop at a younger age than left colon diverticulitis, has not been specifically evaluated. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the incidence of right colon cancer or colonic adenomatous polyps, detected by routine colonoscopy, after conservative management of acute uncomplicated right colon diverticulitis.

Methods

Patients with uncomplicated right colon diverticulitis (modified Hinchey

SUBMITTER: Lee KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature